If you die in the state of Idaho without a will, your assets will be divided among your relatives according to intestate succession laws. Only those assets that would have regularly passed through a will are assets that are distributed by intestate succession laws. Valuable assets such as retirement funds are passed to the surviving co-owner or beneficiary that you named.

Read the following to understand intestacy laws in the state of Idaho:

• If the deceased left behind surviving children but no spouse, the children inherit the entire property in equal shares.
• If the deceased left behind a surviving spouse but no descendants or parents, the spouse inherits everything.
• If the deceased left behind parents but no spouse or descendants, the parents inherit everything.
• If the deceased left behind a spouse and descendants, the spouse inherits all of the community property and 1/2 of separate property. The children inherit the remaining 1/2 of separate property.
• If the deceased left behind a spouse and parents, the spouse inherits all of the community property and 1/2 of the separate property and the parents inherit the remaining separate property.

To learn more about intestate laws, visit www.nolo.com.

If you or someone you has lost a loved one without a will, contact the experts at Meyerson and O’Neill law firm today at 877-373-8059.